Biology:Daphnella cancellata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Daphnella cancellata
Daphnella cancellata 001.png
Drawing of the shell of Daphnella cancellata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. cancellata
Binomial name
Daphnella cancellata
Hutton, 1878
Synonyms[1]

Daphnella (Daphnella) cancellata Hutton, 1878

Daphnella cancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22 mm, its diameter 8 mm.

(Original description) The thin, finely cancellated shell has a fusiform shape. The spire is acute. The aperture is oblong, slightly channelled in front. It shows a slight posterior sinus. Its colour is yellowish-white, slightly blotched with brown. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Northland to Bay of Plenty and East Cape

References

  • Hutton ; Jour. de Conch., 1878 p. 18.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3717141 entry